The note said that the global flows of goods and capital had leveled off after the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, and a surge in trade restrictions seen in subsequent years.
‘Extremely divisive’: Parisians to vote on whether to ban rental e-scooters after deaths
The French capital has allowed electronic scooters since 2018 but they have since been involved in thousands of accidents, dozens of which have been fatal.
As World Economic Forum begins, Oxfam urges for windfall tax on food companies
That’s one of the ideas in a report by Oxfam International, which has sought for a decade to highlight inequality at the conclave of political and business elites in Davos.
‘What is Happening to Us is Coming For You’
How the Philippines became “ground zero” for the corrosive effects of social media.
Dwindling snow leaves Swiss alpine villages staring at an identity crisis
SATTEL, Switzerland — It was the last thing Simon Bissig, a ski resort director, wanted to see as he trudged into the Swiss Alps guesthouse on a January day. The bright wooden lodge should have been crowded with parents sipping hot drinks as they cheer…
I bought a £600 storage unit full of old newspapers – they turned out to be worth £75,000 because of special date
A STORAGE unit full of old newspapers turned out to be a goldmine because of their historic date.
The unit was bought by Dave Hester on Storage Wars for just £600 but their ultimate value was £75,000.
Dave Hester bought a unit full of old newspap…
Ex-Wagner unit commander dodged shots and hid from tracker dogs while fleeing Russia
Andrei Medvedev joined the Wagner Group after enlisting in July when he was just out of prison.
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 327 of the invasion
Russia and Belarus begin joint air force drills which Ukrainian officials say will increase number of air alerts; Death toll from weekend Russian missile attack on Dnipro rises to 40See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading…
Will This Next-Generation Display Technology Change the World?
“I saw the future at CES 2023,” writes Geoffrey Morrison, describing “a new, top-secret prototype display technology” that could one day replace LCD and OLED for phones and TVs. “It was impossibly flat, like a vibrantly glowing piece of paper.”
Meet …
‘Major scandal on his hands’: Special counsel to probe Biden’s handling of documents
There are two words a president “never, ever” wants to hear and those are “special counsel”, says Curtin University political analyst Professor Joe Siracusa.
This comes after a special counsel was appointed to investigate the classified documents foun…